First Look Review

Introduction

Grass-Flock 12 mm - Spring 40 g from Model Scene is a new product for dioramas and layouts. Model Scene categorizes it as extra long. Six colors are available.

Model Scene, in the Czech Republic, produces landscaping materials for model railroad layouts or dioramas. Many of their products are handmade so each piece is unique. Models available include trees, ground cover foliage, leaves, wooden fences and laser cut precise details. Model Scene advertises their product range as appropriate for scales (model railroad scales in parenthesis):

Grass-Flock 12 mm

Model Scene packages it in a zip-lock bag, held inside a light weight plastic carton.

The grass is stiff and doesn't float away like some static grasses. It is easy to pinch a tuft and then scatter it. It is dyed a light green.

Scale

How high is 12 mm of grass in scale? To demonstrate it in all its glory I glued and fluffed a patch next to figures in 1/35, 1/48, 25mm, and 1/72.1/24 = almost a foot

1/35 - 16 inches

1/48 = 22½ inches

1/72 = 3 feet

HO = 3½ feet

TT = almost 5 feet

N = over 6 feet (elephant grass, Kunai Grass)
Obviously, this grass can be mixed with shorter grasses or those of different colors.

Conclusion

Extra Long Spring Grass-Flock 12 mm is a good product for modelers who need thick stands of grass. It is easy to use and you get a lot - 40 g - inexpensively.

This is good tall grass for modelers who need ground cover higher than scale shoes. I like it and recommend it.

Please mention to vendors and retailers that you saw this product here - on KitMaker Network.

SUMMARY

Highs: Good tall grass for modelers who need ground cover higher than scale shoes.Lows: Nothing really.Verdict: A good product for modelers who need thick stands of grass. It is easy to use and you get a lot.

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